List of Baden locomotives and railbuses

This list contains an overview of the locomotives of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway

Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway

The Grand Duchy of Baden was an independent state in what is now southwestern Germany until the creation of the German Empire in 1871. It had its own state-owned railway company, the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways , which was founded in 1840...

(Großherzogliche Baden Staatsbahn), the national railway of the Grand Duchy of Baden

Grand Duchy of Baden

The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918.-History:...

, a sovereign state within the German Empire

German Empire

The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...

until 1920.

Classification scheme

Locomotives in the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway

Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway

were organised into classes

Class (locomotive)

Class refers to a group of locomotives built to a common design for a single railroad. Often members of a particular class had detail variations between individual examples, and these could lead to subclasses. Sometimes technical alterations move a locomotive from one class to another...

and were given a railway number as well as names. Their names were derived from the animal kingdom, geographical features (rivers, mountains and towns) as well as people. Because the selection of names became increasingly difficult as more and more vehicles were procured, in 1868 the allocation of names was dropped from locomotive number 218 onwards. In 1882, all name plates were removed.

Railway numbers were issued in sequence. When locomotives were retired, their numbers were allocated to the next locomotives to be delivered. Up to 1882 the name was also adopted. In 1872 an attempt was made to organise the sequence of numbers within locomotive classes. The numbers were swapped around, but locomotives retained the same name. Because there were limits to the practicality of this, it was given up again five years later.

From the 1880s the state railway tried again to organise the railway numbers. Initially shunting locomotives began to be allocated numbers starting at 500. As this threshold was soon reached by the normal vehicle fleet, locomotives were given numbers in the 600s and later in the 1000s.

Unlike other railways, class designations were included from the start. For each new design, a new class number was issued. As a result classes I to XIV had emerged by 1868.

In 1868 a new system was introduced. This entailed engines with the same features or requirements being grouped together.

Class	Type
I	Light tank locomotives
II	Newer four-coupled express train Express train Express trains are a form of rail service. Express trains make only a small number of stops, instead of stopping at every single station... locomotives
III	Older four-coupled express train locomotives
IV	Passenger train and express train locomotives with the six coupled wheels
V	Older locomotives for mixed traffic trains
VI	Newer passenger train tank locomotives
VII	Goods train locomotives with the six coupled wheels
VIII	Goods train locomotives with eight coupled wheels
IX	Rack railway Rack railway A rack-and-pinion railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail... locomotives
X	Heavy shunting locomotives, crane locomotive

The locomotives previously organised under the old scheme were transferred into the new classes. In order to improve clarity, the old class designations are shown in italics.

Old scheme	New scheme
Ia, Ib, Ic	IIa (ex Ic); others already retired
II	IIb
IIIa, IIIb, IIIc	IIb (ex IIIc); others already retired
IV	IIb
V	Vb
VI	Already retired
VII	Vc
VIII	Vc
IX	IIa
Xa, Xb, Xc, Xd	VI (ex Xc); VIIa (ex Xd); VIIb (ex Xa, Xb)
XI	Va
XII	III
XIII	Ia
XIV	IVa

Using the additional lower case letters "a" to "h", the various sub-types within a class were distinguished. In addition, each delivery batch was indicated with a superscript.

Thus the VIb¹⁰ is the tenth batch of Class VIb passenger train tank locomotives.

Steam Locomotives

The class designations used before 1868 are shown in italics in the following tables for greater clarity.

Early Broad Gauge Locomotives for All Traffic Types

These locomotives were originally built for the Baden broad gauge

Broad gauge

Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...

of 1600 mm and were largely rebuilt on their conversion in 1854 to standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

. None of the locomotives were reclassified with Deutsche Reichsbahn

Deutsche Reichsbahn

Deutsche Reichsbahn was the name of the following two companies:* Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German Imperial Railways during the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the immediate aftermath...

running numbers.

Class (old) to 1868	Class new from 1868	Railway number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Type	Remarks
Ia		1 - 6	6	1839 - 1843	1A1 n2	3 engines rebuilt to standard gauge Standard gauge The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge... , during which they were converted into 1A1 n2t
Ib Baden I b (old) The engines of Baden Class I b were very early German steam locomotives built for the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways.- History :The Class I b locomotives were copies of the first six Baden machines, the Class I a. The Badenia built by Emil Kessler in 1841 was the first locomotive to be built...		7 - 15	9	1842 - 1843	1A1 n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge, during which no. 15 was converted into 1A1 n2t
II	IIb (old)	16 - 19	4	1843 - 1844	1A1 n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge, during which they were converted into 2A n2 with jackshafts
IIIa		20 - 24	5	1844	1A1 n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge
IIIb		25 - 28	4	1844	1A1 n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge
IIIc	IIb (old)	29 - 36	8	1845	1A1 n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge
IV	IIb (old)	37 - 41	5	1845	1A1 n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge
V	Vb	42 - 46	5	1845	1B n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge, during which in 1A1 n2 with the outside frame converted into
VI		47 - 54	8	1845	C n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge, during which they were converted into 1B n2 with outside frame
VII	Vc	55 - 58	4	1846	2'B n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge
VIII	Vc	59 - 65	7	1847	1A1 n2	All rebuilt to standard gauge, in 1865 they were converted to 1B n2t
VIII		66	1	1846	1A1 n2	Delivered unusable by Hartmann & Lindt, made operational in 1848 by Kessler Emil Kessler Emil Julius Carl Kessler was a German businessman and founder of the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen .... ; rebuilt to standard gauge

Passenger and express train locomotives

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Type	Remarks
IIa (old) to 1868: IX	67–68		2	1854	2A n2	Boilers originally had fire tubes that doubled back and a chimney in the centre
	69–76		8	1854–1856	2'A n2
	7–14, 83–90		16	1858–1863	2A n2
IIa (old) to 1868: Ic	1, 2, 4		3	1856	2A n2	Replacements for Class Ia
IIa	41…90, 452–463, 482–487		24	1888–1890	2'B n2
IIb	39…114		10	1891	2'B n2
IIc	518–537, 572–574, 652–663		35	1892–1900	2'B n2
IId	733–750		18	1902–1905	2'B1' n4v
III to 1868: XII	4…28 , 99–112, 127–132, 141–149		41	1861–1865	2'B n2	Some rebuilt to IIIb
IIIa	15…74, 230–236, 271–285, 356–362		49	1869–1875	2'B n2	Originally with the III classified; Some rebuilt to IIIb, the rest reclassified as IIIa
IIIb Baden III b The Baden Class III b engines were German steam locomotives designed for hauling passenger trains for the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway ....			(ca. 70)	(1881–1897)	2'B n2	Rebuilt from III/IIIa
IVa to 1868: XIV	37…59, 176–199, 237–246		46	1866–1870	B n2	All rebuilt in 1880–1886 to B1' n2t with replacement boiler
IVb	324–343		20	1873–1874	1B n2	All rebuilt in 1888–1892 to 1'B1' n2t with replacement boiler
IVc Baden IV c The steam locomotives of Baden Class IV c were passenger locomotives operated by Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway in the former south German state of Baden.- History :...	1…133, 362–381, 387–393, 422, 423		59	1875–1887	1'B n2
IVe Baden IV e The locomotives of Baden Class IV e were designed and built for the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways in the late 19th century by the Elsässischen Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden, who supplied the first eight examples in 1894. They were the first locomotives in Germany with a 4-6-0...	18…356, 552–556, 575–595, 622–628, 664–690	38 7001–7007, 38 7021–7025, 38 7031–7034, 38 7041–7046, 38 7061–7073	83	1894–1900	2'C n4v
IVf	751–765, 833–852	18 201, 18 211–217, 18 231–238, 18 251–256	35	1907–1913	2'C1' h4v
IVg	828–832		5	1912	1'C1' n4v	with Clench Dampftrockner
IVh	49, 64, 95, 1000–1016	18 301–303, 18 311–319, 18 321–328	20	1918–1920	2'C1' h4v
Va to 1868: XI	91–98, 113–126		22	1860–1863	1B n2	One engine rebuilt in 1875 to 1B n2t
VI to 1868: Xc	47–52, 150–161, 218–229		30	1864–1869	C n2
P 8 Prussian P 8 The Prussian Class P 8 steam locomotive of the Prussian state railways was built from 1906 onwards by the Berliner Maschinenbau and the Linke-Hofmann factory in Breslau by Robert Garbe...	1153–1192	38 3793–3832	40	1922	2'C h2	Same as Prussian P 8 Prussian P 8 The Prussian Class P 8 steam locomotive of the Prussian state railways was built from 1906 onwards by the Berliner Maschinenbau and the Linke-Hofmann factory in Breslau by Robert Garbe...

Goods train locomotives

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Type	Remarks
VIIa to 1868: Xd	77–79, 162–173, 200–215, 247–270, 286–323, 394–401, 404–435, 464–477, 488–511	53 8501–8503, 53 8508–8512, 53 8514–8523, 53 8525–8528, 53 8534, 53 8539–8542, 53 8550–8552, 53 8556–8565, 53 8580–8586	171	1866–1891	C n2
VIIb to 1868: Xa	77–82		6	1855–1856	C n2
VIIb to 1868: Xb	133–140		8	1863	C n2
VIIc	512–515	53 8587, 53 8597–8598	4	1891	C n2
VIId	24…357, 516–517, 557–571, 596–621, 635–649, 703–732		109	1893–1902	C n2v
VIIIa	344–355		12	1875	D n2
VIIIb	56…242		10	1886–1888	D n2	purchased from Sharp (UK) as from the bankruptcy assets of the Swedish-Norwegian Railway , in service 1892–1894; design identical to the Palatine G 3
VIIIc	518–519, 538–549, 629–634, 691–702		32	1893–1900	B'B n4v	Articulated Mallet locomotive Mallet locomotive The Mallet Locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive, invented by a Swiss engineer named Anatole Mallet ....
VIIIe	9…370, 771–780, 813–827	56 701–709, 56 711–738	39	1908–1912	1'D n4v	With Clench Dampftrockner
VIIIe	3…390, 853–866	56 751–776, 56 781–785	31	1913–1915	1'D h4v
G 12	972–996, 1017–1081, 1125–1132	58 201–225, 58 231–272, 58 281–303, 58 311–318	98	1918–1921	1'E h3	Same as Prussian G 12 Prussian G 12 The Prussian G 12 was a 2-10-0 goods train locomotive with the Prussian state railways .It was built because it had been shown during the First World War that it was a great disadvantage, from a servicing and maintenance point of view, for each state railway to have its own locomotive classes with... , 1037–1046 purchased as new by the Prussian state railways Prussian state railways The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...

Tank locomotives

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Type	Remarks
Ia to 1868: XIII	174–175		2	1866	B n2t	For the state-operated private railway Dinglingen–Lahr Lahr Lahr is a city in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany, approximately 38 km north of Freiburg in Breisgau and 100 km south of Karlsruhe...
Ib Baden I b The Baden Class I b locomotives of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways were built for the pontoon bridges from Heidelberg to Speyer. Altogether three of these engines were on duty, of which two had been taken over from the Palatinate Railway in 1874...	402–403	88 7501–7502	2	1874	B n2t	Pontoon locomotives, 402–403 taken over from the Palatinate Railway Palatinate Railway The Palatinate Railway or Pfalzbahn was an early German railway company in the period of the German Empire prior to the First World War. It was formed on 1 January 1870, as the United Palatinate Railway based in Ludwigshafen, by the amalgamation of the following railway companies:*The Palatine... in 1879 (ex-Palatine VII and VIII)
	240	88 7503	1	1893	B n2t
Ic	60, 63, 65		3	1880	1B n2t
Id	62, 436–437		3	1882–1885	1A n2t
Ie Baden I e The Baden Class I e locomotives with the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways were twin-axled tank engines that were built by the Maschinenbaugesellschaft Karlsruhe for duties on branch lines....	99…245, 443–449, 478–481	88 7511–7515, 88 7521–7522, 88 7531–7532, 88 7541–7548, 88 7551–7555, 88 7561–7563	30	1887–1893	B n2t
If	339		1	1899	B n2t	Taken over in 1904 with Rheinau-Hafen Mannheim
Ig	1…485, 845–899	70 101–105, 70 111–125	20	1914–1916	1B h2t
Ig		70 126–133	8	1927–1928	1B h2t	DRG copy
IVd	124…246		14	1891	1'B1' n2t
Vb	3, 61, 64, 382–386		8	1876–1877	1B n2t
VIa	358–359		2	1900	1'C n2t
VIb Baden VI b The Baden VI b was the first German tank locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement. It was developed by the firm of Maffei for the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways in order to provide faster services on the Höllentalbahn. As a result the first six batches were given a firebox sloping to the rear...	4…389, 793–812	75 101–114, 75 121–136, 75 141–161, 75 171–179, 75 181–195, 75 201–216, 75 221–233, 75 241–258	131	1900–1908	1'C1' n2t
	1133–1152, 1193–1214	75 261–302	42	1921–1923	1'C1' n2t	Follow-on order
VIc Baden VI c The first steam locomotives of the Baden Class VI c were delivered in 1914 by the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe for service in southwestern Germany with the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway .-Design:...	875–894, 900–971	75 401–409, 75 411–441, 75 451–464, 75 471–473, 75 481–483, 75 491–494	92	1914-1918	1'C1' h2t
	1082–1124	75 1001–1023, 75 1101–1120	43	1920–1921	1'C1' h2t	Follow-on order
VIIId	650–651		2	1900	BB n2t	Hagans drive
IXa	438–442, 450–451	89 8301–8302	7	1887–1888	C n2(4)t	Rack railway Rack railway A rack-and-pinion railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail... locomotive for the Höllentalbahn Höllentalbahn Höllentalbahn is the name of a number of stretches of railway in German-speaking countries. They are differentiated by the name of the region in which they are located... , cogwheel drive removed in 1910
IXb Baden IX b The Baden Class IX b were German rack railway steam locomotives with the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways, whose cogwheel drive was designed for running on track with a Riggenbach rack system....	344–345, 371, 736	97 201–204	4	1910	C1' n2(4v)t	Rack railway locomotive for Höllentalbahn Höllentalbahn Höllentalbahn is the name of a number of stretches of railway in German-speaking countries. They are differentiated by the name of the region in which they are located...
	737–739	97 251–253	3	1921	C1' n2(4v)t	Follow-on order
X	149		1	1895	B n2t	Crane locomotive, retired again in 1898
Xa	324…422		6	1898–1901	C n2t	Taken over in 1904 with Rheinau-Hafen Mannheim
Xb Baden X b The Baden X b of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway was a goods train tank locomotive with a 0-8-0T wheel arrangement.In 1925 out of the 98 examples built, 90 entered the Deutsche Reichsbahn as DRG Class 92.2–3 in their numbering plan...	11…651, 867–874, 997–999	92 201–232, 92 241–251, 92 261–266, 92 271, 92 281–290	68	1907–1919	D n2t
	8…726	92 291–320	30	1921	D n2t	Follow-on order

Narrow gauge locomotives

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Type	Remarks
C Baden C The Baden C was a six-wheeled, narrow gauge, tank locomotive designed for the metre gauge line from Mosbach to Mudau.-History:The four locomotives were built in 1904 by the firm of Borsig. The frame was designed as a water tank. Due to the steep inclines it had a large boiler, the boiler barrel...	1–4	99 7201–7204	4	1904	C n2t	For Mosbach Mosbach Mosbach is the capital of the Neckar-Odenwald district in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 58 km east of Heidelberg. Its geographical position is 49.21'N 9.9'E.... –Mudau Mudau Mudau is a municipality in the Neckar-Odenwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. it has 5,099 inhabitants.-Geography:Mudau lies in the southeastern Odenwald mountains between the Neckar and Main rivers, 75 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main and 40 km northeast of Heidelberg... , operated by the DEBG under the direction of the Baden State Railway.

Baden narrow gauge

Narrow gauge

A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...

locomotives were built for metre gauge

Metre gauge

Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...

Electric locomotives

Baden's electric locomotives were for the Wiesental and Wehratal railways, electrified on 13 September 1913.

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Type
A¹	1		1	1910	1'C1' w2u
A²	1–9	E 61 01–03, 05–09, E 61 14	9	1911–1912	1'C1' w2u
A³	1–2	E 61 21–22	2	1912–1913	1'C1' w2k

Railbuses

Baden Railbuses were included in the register of passenger coaches and luggage vans, that were also grouped into classes.

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Type	Remarks
133c	6606		1	1902	A1 n2	Steam railbus, Serpollet type
121a	1000–1007	1–8	8	1914–1915	A1 h2	Steam railbus, Kittel type
133d	6607		1	1903	(A1)(1A) g2t	Accumulator car

Literature

Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 1 – Nummerierungssysteme, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70739-6
Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 2 – Dampflokomotiven und Dampftriebwagen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70740-x
Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 3 – Elektro- und Dieselloks, Triebwagen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70741-8
Hermann Lohr, Georg Thielmann: Lokomotiv-Archiv Baden, transpress, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-344-00210-4
Albert Mühl: Die Großherzoglich Badischen Staatseisenbahnen, Franckh, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-440-04933-7

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